Miroslav Škoro

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Miroslav Škoro (born 29 July 1962 in Osijek) is a Croatian musician. Škoro's music is characterized by its traditional tamburitza sound, updated to appeal to a contemporary pop audience.

Škoro, born in Osijek, finished an economics degree at the University of Osijek. He subsequently spent some time in the United States of America where he attended two years at the Community College of Allegheny County.^[1] During his time in America he co-wrote his first album Ne dirajte mi ravnicu with Pennsylvania native, tamburitza master Jerry Grcevich. He emerged onto the Croatian music scene with this debut. Ne dirajte mi ravnicu produced a song of the same name which would go on to be one of the most famous Croatian songs ever. The tambura group Zlatni dukati released their own cover of the song that same year.^[2]

From 1995 to 1997 Škoro was the Croatian general consul to Hungary.^[3] In 2002 Škoro had a collaboration with Marko Perković on the song Reci, brate moj ("Tell me, my brother"). He is also the president of Croatia Records, the largest record company in the country.

In 2003 Škoro gained great deal of popularity as a judge in Story Supernova Music Talents, reality show aired on Nova TV. Many found his witty comments directed at contestants amusing, although at one instance his description of Ivana Radovniković's anatomy was criticised as sexist and in poor taste, since Radovniković was aged 17 at the time. In 2004, his song Milo moje won the Croatian Musicians Union's annual award for hit song.^[4] Škoro's 2005 album Svetinja sold over 20,000 copies.^[5]

On the 30th of October 2007 he joined Croatian Democratic Union thus becoming candidate on 2007 parliamentary elections. He was successfully elected into parliament.